Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-29
M'lGshe Etes 2ress.
CITY AND VICINITY.


w. j. Russell shot fish hawk at Shell
burn bay, Monday which measures five
feet six inches from tip to tip.
The ferry between Charlotte and Essex
n. Y, opened Monday and Tuesday II
passengers crossed at that point.
Deputy Sheriff Reeves escorted Eustace
O'Clair to Windsor, Friday, where the
latter will reside for the next Is months.
DIR. Hodge delivered an entertaining
lecture on DENTAL Surgery" before the
Students Medical society at their room IN
Warner block Friday evening.
DR.. Z. +. insolvency, "a graduate of the
medical department of the University OF
Vermont has been appointed city phys-
clan by Overseer of the Poor Rumsey.
1t is announced that Barnum is to make
another of his famous farewell trips in
spite of the Interstate commerce law and
he will exhibit in Burlington, August 3.
Deputy Sheriff Wheeler searched the
premises of c. A. Olmstead at Winooski
Saturday evening and found jug OF
whisky and a quantity of beer.
James Wakelield's yacht Princess has
been thoroughly overhauled and is i'll
readiness for business. William Newton,
Jr's., yacht Zephyr, is also being fixed up
for the season.
The trout season in this State will open
May /. which falls on Sunday next this
year. The indications are, however, that
trout streams will not open for some time
after that date
DR.. w. s. Webb has a force of 80 men at
work on the new house for MIR. Witmore
on the Nash farm in Shelburn. 1t is to be
ready for occupancy by June and Will be
fine summer residence.
Several of the recent liquor seizures and
prosecutions at Winooski were on COM
plants signed by women under the new
law. So far as learned the law has not
been taken advantage of by the ladies in
this city,
The Vermont State Baptist Sunday
school convention will be held this sum
mer with the church at St Adams, June
l. Preparations are already being made
for it and an interesting session is eX-
pected.
The boom 100 feet long across the
mouth of the Winooski river to catch the
logs for Billlngs's mill was put in place
Wednesday. The work was superintendent
bye. w. French, VINO went up the river
Wednesday evening to startthe drive.
E. f. Brownell has leased the Proctor
farm and the house on the lake shore
adjacent to Howard park, where he con
templates opening hotel about May |.
The advantages of a hotel at this point are
apparent and Mr.. Brownell will undoubt-
eddy make it IA popular resort
United States Marshal Robinson has re-
moved the general office from this city,
and his headquarters will hereafter be at
Bennington. George w. Fisk will still
keep his position as deputy marshal, with
an Office at No. 3 George street.
Mrs. Capt. Frank Lowry died Thurs
day afternoon after Il short illness with
pneumonia. Mrs. Lowry was held in
great esteem by all who knew her and he1
loss VIII be widely felt. She leaves hus
band and two daughters to mourn her loss
The new city officials assumed the du-
ties of their positions Monday The
principal new officers are q. A. Rumsey
overseer of the poor; +. f. Perkins, CHIEF
engineer of the fire department; j. w
Notey, city engineer; f. Selden, city con
stable.
A man who is generally known as
Paddy Buckshot" had his foot badly
jammed at H. NJ. Phelps & Co. IS yard Mon
day by the fall of large block of gran
tie. He was standing at the time on some
ashes which saved his foot from being
completely crushed. DR.. Tinkham dressed
his wounds.
The Right Worthy Grand Lodge o
North America of the Independent Ordel
of Good Templars will hold its 33d annua
session at Saratoga, y. y, beginning OF
the fourth Thursday in May. Represen
tatives from all of the grand lodges in tn,
United States and Great Britain will bt
in attendance.
The MESSENGER says Mr.. John Brown
of Milton who was in town Thursday, say
that 40 years ago this date he drove, in
horse and sleigh, from North Hero to St
Adams Bay ON the ice, and that year
1S47 the steamboats, commenced to run
into st. Adams Bay May TO-"
Complaint has been made by resident
on Elmwood avenue that their dogs hav
been poisoned, and j. ID. Pickering who ha
charge of the Elmwood avenue cemetery
is suspected from the fact that he is know
10 have purchased considerable quantitie
of dog meat and strychnine. The matte
will probably be investigated in the Cit
Court.
The manager of the University Bias
Bali club is circulating paper for sui
scriptions for the support of the nine tn
coming season and is meeting with yer
good success. The candidates for pos
tons on the nine are busily engaged i
practising and the prospects for the con
ing season are bright for fully as good
team as that of last year.
In the City Court Saturday France
Dupre, the woman who was arrested fC
breach of the peach in quarreling wit
James Crowley and severely injuring hil
with knife, was arraigned and convicted
She was fined 81 and costs, amounting i
all to about $40.